Madagascar vs Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 23.54 million against 23.17 million in Zambia, a difference of 368,900.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 5,654 | 4,527 | 1,127 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.43 million | 162,187 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 9.44 million | 11.44 million | 1.99 million | Zambia |
| 2020s | 18.78 million | 20.09 million | 1.30 million | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Madagascar, at 23.54 million against 23.17 million in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 368,900, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Madagascar ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 59th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.